Freudian slip
Example Sentences
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After the opening day's action, Draper made a Freudian slip which initially proved quite telling.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
Media Research Center commentator Patrick Taylor asked: “Nonsensical word salad, Freudian slip, or legitimately concerning political argument?”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Many commentators diagnosed a Freudian slip: the ex-president’s guilty conscience had reared up, unbidden.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
"George W. Bush didn't do a Freudian slip," wrote political commentator John Fugelsang.
From Salon ● May 19, 2022
I just found a cute little Freudian slip in these notes and—" "Shut up.
From Ten From Infinity by Paul W. Fairman
